TACKLING THE CHALLENGES OF SOFTWARE PROVISION
In this perspective, we investigate the less documented topic of software provision, aimed at bridging the community of software developers to the one of software end-users. We outline aspects of the circular flow of software development, starting from the source code, software packaging, the target...
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| Series: | The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences |
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| description | In this perspective, we investigate the less documented topic of software provision, aimed at bridging the community of software developers to the one of software end-users. We outline aspects of the circular flow of software development, starting from the source code, software packaging, the target platform, licensing, program documentation, and feedback. Next, we highlight challenges and opportunities of these aspects and how they contribute to the overall success and adoption of a software application. Finally, we exemplify and illustrate how these aspects were addressed with the provision of the software GWB on FAO’s cloud computing platform SEPAL. The outlined reflections on software provision are of generic nature and, depending on a given software, may include many more, or different aspects. Yet, we hope that this perspective may trigger more interest and dedication to the topic of software provision and its integral function to promote and improve software development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-22cd0dd47108442085db23d03bfc626e2022-12-22T02:32:52ZengCopernicus PublicationsThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences1682-17502194-90342022-08-01XLVIII-4-W1-202253153610.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W1-2022-531-2022TACKLING THE CHALLENGES OF SOFTWARE PROVISIONP. Vogt0P. Rambaud1European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, ItalyUnited Nations FAO, Rome, ItalyIn this perspective, we investigate the less documented topic of software provision, aimed at bridging the community of software developers to the one of software end-users. We outline aspects of the circular flow of software development, starting from the source code, software packaging, the target platform, licensing, program documentation, and feedback. Next, we highlight challenges and opportunities of these aspects and how they contribute to the overall success and adoption of a software application. Finally, we exemplify and illustrate how these aspects were addressed with the provision of the software GWB on FAO’s cloud computing platform SEPAL. The outlined reflections on software provision are of generic nature and, depending on a given software, may include many more, or different aspects. Yet, we hope that this perspective may trigger more interest and dedication to the topic of software provision and its integral function to promote and improve software development.https://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XLVIII-4-W1-2022/531/2022/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W1-2022-531-2022.pdf |
| spellingShingle | P. Vogt P. Rambaud TACKLING THE CHALLENGES OF SOFTWARE PROVISION The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences |
| title | TACKLING THE CHALLENGES OF SOFTWARE PROVISION |
| title_full | TACKLING THE CHALLENGES OF SOFTWARE PROVISION |
| title_fullStr | TACKLING THE CHALLENGES OF SOFTWARE PROVISION |
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| title_short | TACKLING THE CHALLENGES OF SOFTWARE PROVISION |
| title_sort | tackling the challenges of software provision |
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